I had a great time this year and met/made some great friends. The Not Your Average Brony FB page was a huge help for this, and I highly encourage bronies of the more experienced persuasion to join up. Granted, they may have to put up with my shenanigans. .I was also encouraged to propose a panel by us older folk to show our viewpoint on the fandom from the far side of the average age. I'll do some thinking on this, but I would love to see more new panels. I feel like there was plenty of room to squeeze in more.

I liked the campfire and ask-a-pony panels with the cosplayers who were in character, telling stories and taking questions. I wish I could meet even more people in-character, like the mascots

I also want to keep/expand the 21+ panels for those of us who enjoy cocktails! Maybe find a way to advertise the fact that the doors close and do not reopen for the burlesque panel... it was sad to be locked out.

Autograph room was ran very well.

Daniel Ingrams demo songs that he played from his phone were the highlight of the weekend for me!

Sketches from a hat was great, I really hope that returns. I only went to four panels because of being busy or being out to dinner, but that and the plush maker panels are my favorites. The autograph room went more smoothly for me than in any other year I've attended - the just hand over cash thing was very convenient. And definitely get either Vincent or Tabitha as a guest every year - they are SUPER fun at panels. Sketchbook swap was also pretty great, but the room filled SO fast, which was probably a good thing!

I was the one who hosted that particular OC panel! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I think it was one of my more successful ones, so I'd be happy to do it again next year, BronyCon willing it gets through! (And hopefully I'll be a bit more prepared this time instead of throwing together a PowerPoint 30 minutes before and forgetting some major parts of my speech :P)

Well like I said in another thread, I'm actually really good with Powerpoint and can help you with that end of things if you want. I was also the one who had the blue pony OC to show you after the panel. Here's the redesign with the lighter coat color you suggested.

It is always super amazing to me that you guys provide a well-equipped photobooth! Im very happy that you put it in a high-traffic area this year, I remember it was downstairs last year and I don't think nearly as many people saw it or really knew what it was about.

This was my first year using the cosplay lounge, which was fantastic. I only needed to go in to remove parts of my wig and take a headache-break, but while I was there I was able to make some adjustments and snip some loose threads (oops), It was really impressive

This was also my first year competing in the hall cosplay contest, which I greatly enjoyed. I don't really have a frame of reference other than past Bronycon years where it was just 'everyone line up for hours and walk the stage.' The old format actually fueled my decision to skip two years of Bronycon costume contests, but seeing the new format last year encouraged me to try it again. You guys raised the bar for the quality expectations of the contest, but didn't make it a long and tortuous process to participate in, which is amazing.

I am pleased to see that even with the ups and downs regarding attendance and space, the convention center is still open through the night for shenanigans. It was a bummer to be ousted from the convention center immediately following closing ceremonies (in the middle of a paid photoshoot) but oh well~ now I know